Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Copy of a Return to the London County Council.
Premises. | No. in Borough on 31st December 1929. | No. of Inspections. | No. of Prosecutions. |
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Cowsheds (No. of Premises) | 4 | 29 | – |
Slaughterhouses | 8* | 38 | — |
Offensive Trades | 6 premises | 7 | — |
7 businesses | |||
Milkshops | 116 | 273 | _ |
Ice Cream Premises | 89 | 453 | _ |
Restaurants and Eating Houses | 716 | 1,555 | – |
* Includes 1 Slaughterer of Poultry.
(1) No. of observations | 28 | (4) | No. of Statutory Notices served 4 |
(2) No. of intimations served | 16 | (5) | No. of legal proceedings .. Nil. |
(3) No. of complaints received (from L.C.C.) | 16 | (6) | No. of convictions — |
(7) | Amount of penalty and costs imposed in each case — |
No. of adults cleansed | 65 | No. of premises cleansed | 2,240 | |
No. of children cleansed | 327 | |||
No. of cleansings | 420 | (b) For vermin | 81 |
No. of premises supplied | 17 | No. of prosecutions | Nil |
Male. | Female. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Sanitary Inspectors (whole-time) | 12* | 1 | ||
,, ,, ,, (part-time) | Nil. | Nil. | ||
M.C.W. T.B. | ||||
No. of Health Visitors (whole-time) | 9† | 3 | And 1 Sister in charge of Light Centre. | |
,, ,, (part-time) | Nil. |
* Includes 2 Meat and Food Inspectors.
† Exclusive of Voluntary Association Health Visitors, numbering 9.